BeIN Sports (Canadian TV channel)

beIN Sports
Country	Canada
Broadcast area	Canada
Network	beIN SPORTS
Headquarters	Markham, Ontario (administrative); Mexico City, Mexico (production)
Programming
Language(s)	English; French; Spanish
Picture format	1080p, 16:9, MPEG-4, HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Ethnic Channels Group; (name licensed by beIN Media Group)
Sister channels	beIN Sports MENA; beIN Sports France; beIN Sports USA; beIN Sports Australia; beIN Sports Turkey
History
Launched	12 January 2013; 11 years ago
Links
Website	beIN Sports Canada
Availability
Streaming media
beIN Sports Connect	Website
FuboTV	Internet Protocol Television

beIN Sports (Canada) is a Canadian exempt English language discretionary specialty channel that launched on 31 January 2014. It is owned by Ethnic Channels Group, with the BeIN Sports name licensed by the Qatari-based BeIN Media Group.

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beIN Sports primarily airs soccer, featuring coverage of such leagues as La Liga, Ligue 1, along with content from other leagues in Europe. In addition, the channel airs international sports content, including Rugby, Auto racing, Handball, Motorcycle racing, Tennis and Volleyball.

On 18 December 2013, Ethnic Channels Group announced that it had entered into a strategic partnership with Al Jazeera Media Network, owners of the beIN Sports brand, to launch a Canadian version.^[1] beIN Sports officially launched in Canada on 31 January 2014 via MTS, and later launched in March on Rogers and Bell Fibe TV.^[2]

The initial agreement involved the launch of two services in both English and Spanish. In August 2014, the CRTC approved a request by Ethnic Channels Group to have BeIN Sports USA's Spanish-language feed, beIN Sports En Español, authorized for distribution in Canada.^[3]

In August 2017, Ethnic Channels Group reached a deal to sublicense beIN Sports content to over-the-top streaming service DAZN for its Canadian launch until 2019.^[4]